Christmas shoppers push records in major cities nationwide
An Associated Press survey shows pre Christmas retail trade in two dozen cities smashing records. Shoppers buy handbags, diamonds, mink and gadgets with confidence the volume will exceed last year. Booming employment and wages boost sales in Pittsburgh Cleveland and other industrial centers.
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New York
Baltimore
Dallas
Fifth Avenue
Associated Press
John P. Murphy
Higbee’s
Cleveland
M. H .Segner
Seattle
Bon Marche
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
J. W. Vanden Bosch
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Greater
New Orleans
Adenauer Cabinet Weighs Return of Intelligence Chief
Chancellor Adenauer and his Cabinet discussed the return of Otto John, former intelligence head who is being interrogated in Bonn. An Interior Ministry spokesman said John talks voluntarily and four to five days of questioning were possible. No charges announced and no confirmation of a report that West Berlin physician Wohlgemuth helped kidnap him.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Otto John
Interior Ministry
John
West Berlin
Wolfgang Wohlgemuth
Wohlgemuth
East Germany
Gerhard Schroeder
West
Schroeder
Pair Trapped Beneath Tons Of Dirt Debris In Fort Smith
In Fort Smith Arkansas two men were buried beneath tons of dirt and debris in a 28 foot pit after two cave ins. Fireman Lee Sivley age 45 and construction worker Donald Daggs age 18 are believed dead as work crews dig to reach them. Cecil Atchison leads a rescue of about 100 workers hoping to access the victims before further collapse.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Lee Otis Sivley
Fort Smith
Donald Daggs
Hartford, Ark
Cecil Atchison
Three Fort Polk Soldiers Die In West Monroe Crash
A late Tuesday night crash on U S Highway 80 six miles west of West Monroe killed three Fort Polk soldiers. Driver Robert Nowling 20 and passenger Delbert Burgess with Charles Blankenbaker 23 died at the scene. Names and ranks withheld by Fort Polk pending family notification. Police reported the private 1955 car left the road at 11 35 p m and struck a tree.
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Fort Polk
West Monroe
Robert Nowling
Delbert Burgess
Charles R. Blankenbaker
Army
Nowling
Blankenbaker
Kilpatrick
Burgess
Hall Funeral Home
Big Question Mark Over Prospects For Tax Cuts
Washington leaders voiced doubts that substantial tax relief would come next year. House Speaker Rayburn and Reps Martin and Cannon questioned prospects while Senators Byrd and Bridges stressed balancing the budget as priority. Senator George predicted pressure for a tax cut would be hard to resist.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
R-Mass
Cannon
D-Mo
Byrd
D-Va
Bridges
R-Nh
Cooper
D-Tenn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Cotton farmers vote heavily for 56 crop controls
Cotton farmers nationwide backed continued production controls for the 1956 crop with about 85 percent government price supports. In 21 cotton states 93 percent favored controls in a referendum of 287 426 votes. About 25 percent of the 1.3 million cotton farmers participated. Extra long staple cotton growers in several states also supported the program.
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Washington
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
New Mexico
Texas
Puerto Rico
Temperature Dip Ahead as Cold Front Approaches
The Wednesday morning low rose above freezing at 34 with a noon high of 60. Partly cloudy skies prevailed as a cold front was forecast for late evening and north winds around 10 mph after the front passed.
Fragmentary Code Pairing Notes 9 10 11B 8B 8 9A 4 5 6B
A terse archive fragment lists paired codes 9 10 11B 8B 8 9A 4 5 6B with minimal surrounding context. The text reads like a protocol snippet or cataloging index rather than a full narrative or report.
Stillwater boy asks Santa for a dinosaur
Six year old Randy Howard makes a Christmas wish to Santa. His mother Mrs. Carol Howard of Oklahoma A&M College's Agronomy Department says he has been chatting with professors and doctors at the college and would be happy with a small stuffed dinosaur model.
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Stillwater
Okla
Santa Claus
Randy Howard
Carol Howard
Oklahoma A&m College
New Officials Installed By Chamber Of Commerce
Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce announces 1956 officers at the annual banquet. J Grayson Guthrie named president Harry Hudson vice president and J W Roberson secretary. James Williams remains secretary-manager. Tom Collins of Kansas City spoke on cooperation and progress. About 300 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe-West Monroe
Island flares as Britain bans Cyprus Communist party
In Nicosia and across Cyprus protests erupt after Britain bans AKEL and 135 leaders are rounded up. Strikes, walkouts, and raids disrupt daily life as troops disperse marches with tear gas. A British soldier is killed on a Nicosia street amid bombings in Limassol and Famagusta.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
Communist Party
Limassol
Famagusta
Larnaca
The
Cyprus Communist Party
AKEL
Red
Labor Federation
Communist Youth Organization
AON
Red Farmers’ Association
EAK
Red Women
Pody
Neos Democratis
Sir John Harding
Middle East
Oil Well Near Wisner Shows Good Production
A Shell Oil Co. well near Wisner produced an estimated 130 barrels of oil in 24 hours after a two hour test. State official Duncan Cook noted the M. W. Anderson Number 1 well is 7741 feet deep, perforated between 7496 and 7502 feet with 1000 pounds tubing and 864 choke, gravity 40. The well, completed December 3, was tested Tuesday and shows strong potential.
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Shell Oil Co
M. W. Anderson
Wisner
Duncan Cook
State Conservation Department
Cook
Early Christmas Mail Urged By Post Office Chief
Postmaster General Summerfield urged the public to mail early for Christmas. He warned against chasing Dec 24 delivery as it burdens staff and facilities, and ensured every effort to deliver all mail by Christmas.
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Post Office
Washington
Summerfield
Police Jury Debates Parish Insurance Contract Renewal
Ouachita parish police jury discussed renewing insurance handled by the Ouachita Association of Insurance Agents. Representative Lee estimated total premiums near $21,000 for next year covering public liability fire robbery bodily injury and all parish properties. W J Vinson urged dropping public liability for draglines and bulldozers as a costly excess. President A E Montgomery argued the suit was pending.
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Ouachita Parish Police Jury
Ouachita Association of Insurance Agents
Lee
W. J. Vinson
Ward Two
A. E. Montgomery
Chiropractor Fined and Jail Term Suspended in contempt case
C. E. Fields of Monroe was fined 100 dollars and given 30 days in jail with the sentence suspended upon payment for contempt of court. Fields pleaded guilty to continuing the practice of chiropractic after a court injunction and apologized to Judge David I. Garrett Sr. in fourth district court. The action was part of several suits filed against local chiropractors by the Louisiana state medical board.
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C. E. Fields
Monroe
David I. Garrett, Sr
Fourth District Court
Fields
Louisiana State Medical Board
Security Council To Hear Syrian Charge
Syria plans to press the United Nations Security Council for stern action over Israel's raid on Syrian posts near the Sea of Galilee. Ahmed Shukairy announced the move at a news conference and said Syria would seek unprecedented measures. Separately in Ville Platte, Louisiana, Maurice Fontenot, a suspected robber and murderer, killed himself with strychnine as police pursued him.
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United Nations, N. Y
Syria
Security Council
Damascus
Israel
Galilee
Ahmed Shukairy
General Assembly
Council
Maurice Fontenot
Ville Platte
Fontenot
Patrick Martin
Jeff LaFleur
Martin
U. N
Sea of Galilee
Jesus Christ
Boys in Need Seek Shoes and Food Help
Four barefoot children face hunger as their father lies ill and faces surgery while the mother needs clothing. The community is urged to aid through Sears Roebuck Good Fellows with a special donation drive.
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Paul
Faye
David
Good Fellows
C. D. McAdams
Sears - Roebuck Company
Mr. McAdams
Veteran Of Two Wars Tells How He Murdered Wife
A Denver man identified as Jack Milton Campbell, 44, told police in New Orleans he fatally strangled his wife Mary Wilhelm Campbell, 56, with a bathrobe sash after an eight month marriage marked by frequent quarrels. He described her as “nothing but an old prostitute” and said he had beaten her before in their rooming-house lodging.
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New Orleans
Jack Milton Campbell
Denver
Colo
Mary Wilhelm Campbell
Pennsylvania
Three Sentenced Robbers Transferred to Angola Penitentiary
Lannie Dortch aged 48 and Charles Russell 34, both given 15 and 12 year terms for armed robbery by Judge Garret Sr in Fourth District Court, were moved to Angola early Wednesday along with Johnny Simmons 47 who faced a burglary and theft sentence. Deputy William Booth of Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office oversaw the transfer.
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Lannie B. Dortch
Charles Ray Russell
Louisiana State Penitentiary
David I. Garrett Sr
Fourth District
Angola
Johnny W. Simmons
Jesse Heard
State Penitentiary
William Booth
Ouwachita Parish
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Herbert Wilson
Emery
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Kansas City
Adenauer
Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe
Astor Theatre
New York City
Actor’s Studio
Cage
Chamber
Robert H. Evans
T. R. Moore
Jake Wallace
Ralph Caldwell
L. J. Madden
Travis McClendon
Bruce Brooks
John E. Coon
van D. Odom
J. Allen Norris
Ernest Holloway
Northeast State College
Island
Nicosia Street
Ville Platte Case
Houston
Emma McNeill
POU Iesa
State Fence Company
the Potpourri Book Club
Dave, Jr
Quachita Valley
Building Corp
Moore’s Tailoring
Prom
Prien
Wood H
Grandpa Pigamour
Grandma
Grandpa Secawthorn
R. E
E. H. McDowell
Hank
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J. B. Lindsay
Fred E. Hodge
Jack E. Bousemias
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